February 2021 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN CONNECTICUT

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN CONNECTICUT

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February 2021

USGS New England Water Science Center, Connecticut Office

PROVISIONAL DATA: All data presented in this report are provisional and subject to revision.

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Monthly Surface Water Conditions Map

Monthly Groundwater Conditions Map

SURFACE WATER
Station Number	Station Name	Drainage Area (mi²)	Years Of Record	Normal Range (cfs)	Monthly Mean (cfs)	Monthly Mean (in)	Percentile Class
01118300	Pendleton Hill Brook near Clarks Falls, CT	4.02	62	8.89 - 17	10.7	2.77	Normal
01121000	Mount Hope River near Warrenville, CT	28.6	80	49.3 - 92.2	46	1.67	Below normal
01123000	Little River near Hanover, CT	30	69	52.4 - 96.9	60.8	2.11	Normal
01184100	Stony Brook near West Suffield, CT	10.4	39	13.6 - 31.5	14.4	1.44	Normal
01188000	Bunnell Brook near Burlington, CT	4.1	89	5.73 - 12.1	5.3	1.35	Below normal
01194500	East Branch Eightmile River near North Lyme, CT	22.3	83	44.4 - 86.8	64.7	3.02	Normal
01195100	Indian River near Clinton, CT	5.68	39	10.1 - 16.6	11.8	2.16	Normal
01196620	Mill River near Hamden, CT	24.5	52	37.7 - 86	40.9	1.74	Normal
01208990	Saugatuck River near Redding, CT	21	56	35.9 - 69.7	35.2	1.75	Below normal

GROUNDWATER
Station Number	Station Name	Years Of Record	Normal Range (ft)	Monthly Median (ft)	Departure From Monthly Median (ft)	Percentile Class
410628073413301	GW 21 (Greenwich, CT)	19¹	25.80 - 21.40	25.81	0.81	Below normal
412429073165101	NT 15 (Newtown, CT)	53¹	5.18 - 3.14	5.23	1.14	Below normal
412825072410501	D 117 (Durham, CT)	35¹	10.10 - 9.16	10.62	0.75	Much below normal
412916073121701	SB 42 (Southbury, CT)	27¹	13.30 - 11.80	12.77	0.47	Normal
413535072253701	MB 32 (Marlborough, CT)	35¹	4.30 - 2.49	3.26	-0.12	Normal
414240072033201	SC 22 (Scotland, CT)	32¹	11.20 - 11.10	11.24	0.14	Below normal
414741072134501	MS 44 (Mansfield, CT)	36¹	3.03 - 1.51	3.06	1.40	Below normal
414831072173002	MS 80 (Mansfield, CT)	18¹	14.70 - 12.80	13.67	-0.43	Normal
¹ Daily Value Records and Field Readings ² Daily Value Records Only

Flow or Water Level	Percentile Range	Explanation
Low	0^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is the lowest ever recorded during the period of record for this site.
Much below normal	0^th to 10^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is less than the 10^th percentile when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Below normal	10^th to 25^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 10^th and 25^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Normal	25^th to 75^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 25^th and 75^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Above normal	75^th to 90^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 75^th and 90^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Much above normal	90^th to 100^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is greater than the 90^th percentile when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
High	100^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is the highest ever recorded during the period of record for this site.